Uttarakhand Gets New Governor in Six-State Gubernatorial Reshuffle
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed a new Governor for Uttarakhand as part of a reshuffle covering six states, announced Monday.
Current Summary
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dhal Singh Bisen as the new Governor of Uttarakhand, as part of a reshuffle of Governors across six states — Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Sikkim — announced on October 12, 2026. The reshuffle also saw Om Prakash Mathur, previously Governor of Sikkim, appointed Governor of Kerala; Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, previously Governor of Kerala, appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu; Dushyant Gautam appointed Governor of Sikkim; Braj Mohan Ram appointed Governor of Odisha; and Dr Sudha Yadav appointed Governor of Karnataka. Bisen replaces outgoing Uttarakhand Governor Lt General (retired) Gurmit Singh. Bisen, born May 14, 1952, in Pipariya village in Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, is a doctor and farmer. He served four terms as an MLA (1990, 1993, 1998, 2003), was a Madhya Pradesh Cabinet minister from 2003 to 2005 handling Forest, Transport and Minerals, and chaired the state's Fourth State Finance Commission from 2011 to 2013. He was elected Lok Sabha MP from Balaghat in 2019 and served until 2024, with 99 percent attendance, participating in 73 debates and asking 189 questions on agriculture, rural development, railways, irrigation and tribal welfare.
What We Know
- President Droupadi Murmu has ordered a reshuffle of Governors across six states, including Uttarakhand, announced on October 12, 2026.
- Other states in the reshuffle are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka and Sikkim, with several sitting Governors reassigned to new states.
- Dhal Singh Bisen has been appointed as the new Governor of Uttarakhand, confirmed by a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique dated October 12, 2026.
- Dhal Singh Bisen replaces Lt General (retired) Gurmit Singh as Uttarakhand Governor
- Bisen is a doctor and farmer, and a four-time Madhya Pradesh MLA
- He served as a Madhya Pradesh Cabinet minister from 2003-2005 and chaired the state's Fourth State Finance Commission
- He was Lok Sabha MP for Balaghat from 2019 to 2024
What Is Still Unclear
- The name of the individual appointed as Uttarakhand's new Governor.
- The effective date of the Uttarakhand appointment and the transition from the outgoing Governor.
What Changed
- 12 Oct, 05:31 pmNew details have emerged on the Uttarakhand transition: incoming Governor Dhal Singh Bisen replaces Lt General (retired) Gurmit Singh. Bisen, a doctor and farmer by profession, was a four-time Madhya Pradesh MLA, served as a state Cabinet minister handling Forest, Transport and Minerals among other departments, chaired Madhya Pradesh's Fourth State Finance Commission, and was Lok Sabha MP for Balaghat from 2019 to 2024.
- 12 Oct, 04:40 pmPresident Droupadi Murmu has named Dhal Singh Bisen as the new Governor of Uttarakhand, as part of a six-state gubernatorial reshuffle announced Monday. The reshuffle also moved Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar from Kerala to Tamil Nadu, elevated Om Prakash Mathur from Sikkim to Kerala, and appointed Dushyant Gautam as the new Governor of Sikkim, Braj Mohan Ram as Governor of Odisha, and Dr Sudha Yadav as Governor of Karnataka.
- 12 Oct, 04:11 pmSignal detected: Uttarakhand Gets New Governor in Six-State Gubernatorial Reshuffle